Productive boycot

Like I said before in my previous post, we have been out of town every weekend for the past few months. It's been a fun summer, but I'm sick of packing my bags every Thursday. My days off are spent out of town, which isn't really a productive day off. There is so much I want/need to do around our house. We moved in two years ago and I still feel like I'm living in someone else's house. Lately I've done a few projects to make this house feel more like our home. When we first moved in I painted the shutters and bathroom - which were both burgundy by the way, my least favorite color ever. Last February I painted our bedroom a "midnight blue" which turned out awesome. I've been wanting to paint the kitchen since I first saw it. It is what I would describe as "country blue," hell it had blue and white checkered curtains when we moved in. Gross! Luckily my mom is super talented and made me some cute curtains to spice it up a little bit. Anyways, Mike and his brother are running a marathon together in Kansas City this weekend. I really wanted to go. I love cheering on my husband... but... there is only so much exercise watching a wife can endure. Plus, I had to work this weekend and it was my co-workers baby shower. So, I boycotted the trip. Put my foot down. Stayed home. Mike threatened to take Darrell with him to Kansas City as punishment. Ha. Anyways - I painted my kitchen last night. Took me four hours. Thought it would be a good idea to have a couple beers... until I had to stand on a stool and hold a tray of paint. In this picture you can see the old blue, and the new *Spiced Pumpkin.* Before you judge the orange, let me tell you my bathroom is painted lime green. I love bright colors. It may not be the color you'd paint your kitchen, but it's totally me.

I bought this pineapple cookie jar over a year ago. I always new it would someday look perfect in my kitchen.
I pulled Darrell's bed into the kitchen so he could watch. He's laying on the pink Snuggie Mike got me for our anniversary. :)
I got this table for my birthday. It's a pub-style table with two stools. Perfect for our little family.

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What's been going on at the McGinn house? Not much, we've been out of town almost every weekend for the past few months. Most exciting of all was the trip to Madison for Mike's Ironman. 2.4 mile swim + 112 mile bike + 26.2 mile run. He finished in 11 hours and 30 minutes. It was amazing. What an accomplishment. He has a marathon later this month and after that wife says "no more exercise!" ... for a while atleast...

Happy birthday Brooke! Which means it's my birthday too ya! The big 27. I wish I was 19 again...